Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh

4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,234 – 6,375 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92168, -120.04969
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA

Directions

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Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh

4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,232–6,375 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.92168, -120.04969

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Truckee Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Sand Harbor, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

84% dirt2% paved14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F44°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 72°53°
Tue 70°50°
Wed 73°51°
Thu 70°51°
Fri 69°49°
Sat 70°48°

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